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CLILCH


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
530 AM CDT SUN APR 10 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 9 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         79    220 PM  88    1933  76      3       83       
  MINIMUM         57   1255 AM  35    1916  56      1       59       
  AVERAGE         68                        66      2       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.95 1968   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.99  -0.90     1.24    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.08                      4.53  -1.45     4.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.44                     13.33   1.11    21.51    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        22    -11        3       
  SINCE MAR 1    188                       185      3       61       
  SINCE JUL 1   1197                      1520   -323     1333       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         3      0        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        26     -7       27       
  SINCE MAR 1     55                        75    -20       98       
  SINCE JAN 1    117                        97     20      117       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        87      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        33      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 10 2005.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT   
APRIL 11 2005.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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